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Women typically have less facial and other body hair, have a higher body fat composition, and are on average shorter and less muscular than men.
Oct 6, 2021 · A new global analysis of progress on gender equality and women’s rights shows women and girls remain disproportionately affected by the socioeconomic fallout from the COVID-19 pandemic, struggling with disproportionately high job and livelihood losses, education disruptions and increased burdens of unpaid care work.
UN Women is the UN organization delivering programmes, policies and standards that uphold women’s human rights and ensure that every woman and girl lives up to her full potential.
The World’s Women 2020: Trends and Statistics. Less than 50% of working-age women are in the labour market, a figure that has barely changed over the last quarter of a century, according to a...
From women at the forefront of the ongoing fight against COVID-19, to new laws to support survivors of gender-based violence, from women in the highest political offices to eliminating gender stereotypes in advertising, join us in celebrating some of the small and big strides for gender equality in 2021.
Who should run more of the world? Women. Until then, enjoy these talks by awesome women who lead fiercely and fearlessly.
Why Women's History? Women's contributions and accomplishments have largely been overlooked and consequently omitted from mainstream culture. The National Women's History Museum helps fill that void.
Worldwide, nearly half of married women lack decision-making power over their sexual and reproductive health and rights. 35 per cent of women between 15-49 years of age have experienced...
Learn about women's history including women's suffrage and famous women including Catherine the Great, Eleanor of Aquitaine, Queen Elizabeth I, Susan B. Anthony and Queen Elizabeth II.
75% of legal frameworks that promote, enforce and monitor gender equality under the SDG indicator, with a focus on violence against women, are in place. As of February 2021, only 14.9% of seats in parliament were held by women. Also, women and girls aged 15+ spend 19.1% of their time on unpaid care and domestic work, compared to 6% spent by men.
